Turkey: Thousands turn out for funeral of writer Yasar Kemal
02/03 18:37 CET
Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Monday to say a final farewell to Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers.
The works of the 91-year-old novelist who died on Saturday celebrated the lives of the downtrodden.
But Turkey’s great and good were among those paying their last respects, including ex-President Abdullah Gul.
An ethnic Kurd, Kamal’s writings were translated into 40 languages.
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